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The British of Jamaica

The British of Jamaica, numbering approximately 28,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are the peoples of Great Britain whose culture has been shaped by the interaction of English, Scottish, Welsh, and Northern Irish traditions, alongside centuries of migration, maritime connections, industrialization, and imperial influence. They mostly adhere to Unaffiliated and English is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Jamaica
People Cluster: Anglo-Celt
Primary Language(s): English (eng)
Primary Religion(s): Unaffiliated
Population: 28,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG016384
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Pray for the British of Jamaica

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Unaffiliated
Religious Affiliation: Unaffiliated

65%
%
Unaffiliated Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: English
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
English Speakers

Media Resources in English:

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Bible Resources in English:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
American Standard Bible✓
English Standard Version® - Hear the Word Audio Bible✓✓
English Version for the Deaf✓
Holy Bible, New International Version ®✓
Holy Bible, New International Version ® - LUMO Christmas Film✓
Holy Bible, New International Version ® - LUMO Easter Film✓
King James Version✓✓✓
New American Standard Bible (NASB)✓
New Life Version (Easy to Read)✓
New Living Translation®, Holy Sanctuary version✓
Revised Version 1885✓
World English Bible - Winfred Henson✓✓
World Messianic Version✓
Wycliffe Modern✓

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The British are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the British:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the British of Jamaica

But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
readMatthew 5:44-45

Pray for those who don't know Jesus to encounter believers who are kind and compassionate and that their imitation of Christ will serve as a testimony that attracts lost people to Jesus.

Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped. And he said, ‘Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.’ In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong.
readJob 1:20-22

Pray that those who mourn will worship God in the midst of their suffering and loss, recognizing He is the source of all good things and that He is worthy of their praise and trust.

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
readPsalm 119:105

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will meditate daily on the Word of God so that, through it, they might have wisdom for the big and small decisions they face every day.

Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
readMatthew 28:19-20

Ask God to bring people among this group to faith in Jesus who will be obedient to make disciples of all nations, baptizing them and teaching them to obey all that Christ has commanded.

British Across Countries (ROP3 - 102927) reported in the following countries:

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44 people groups

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
BritishPG050045BritishSweden32,000No Longer UnreachedSwedishUnaffiliated
BritishPG048810BritishIndia43,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG043362BritishCanada1,300,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
BritishPG043180BritishUnited States775,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
BritishPG022231BritishUnited Kingdom46,480,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG018482BritishNew Zealand92,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG018436BritishSingapore60,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG017506BritishPeru9,300No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG017438BritishChile6,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG017329BritishArgentina10,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG016461BritishVenezuela7,200No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG016443BritishTrinidad and Tobago13,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG016384BritishJamaica28,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG016356BritishGuyana2,300No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG016345BritishGrenada2,800No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG016220BritishColombia3,700No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG016215BritishCayman Islands14,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG016211BritishBritish Virgin Islands1,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG016200BritishBelize3,100No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG016197BritishBarbados7,900No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG015650BritishZimbabwe5,900No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG015570BritishZambia35,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG015553BritishEswatini2,800No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG015491BritishSouth Africa2,215,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG015476BritishSeychelles4,900No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG015435BritishNamibia2,400No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG015319BritishMalawi13,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG015281BritishLesotho425No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG015217BritishBotswana7,100No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG015154BritishAngola2,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG015076BritishUganda4,900No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG014914BritishTanzania10,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG014770BritishKenya57,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG009217BritishMalaysia17,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG008151BritishBrunei6,600No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG006431BritishSri Lanka21,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
BritishPG006336BritishPakistan19,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
BritishPG006183BritishNepal3,300No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
BritishPG001159BritishBangladesh11,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG000379BritishMonaco2,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG000375BritishMalta11,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG000366BritishLuxembourg7,700No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG000279BritishGibraltar4,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishPG000222BritishGermany117,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated

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